"Scott Moore seems to be putting together a pretty good recruiting class to build around Wyatt Henson who came over last year, I think."

>>>>>>>>>> I would think the building is around Noto, a 2X high-placing AA. I don't Henson did much at NCAAs, did he?

Good question.

IMO, this illustrates the challenges coaches face dealing with 17/18 year olds. They may be academically smart, but they are still emotionally under-developed. I think we can all recall L'Affaire de Grey prompting Greg Strobel to drop Cornell from the schedule.

Yes, something is amiss.......$200K doesn't exceed the salaries of the coaches that are giving that kind of money out. You don't notice App State, but you do notice Michigan. Listen, we can debate this all day long and twice on Sunday, but it's happening. To sign an elite grad transfer, this is what...

Absolutely correct. Plenty of money for wrestling. Lehigh fans focus on Lehigh, of course, but do we actually think we can compete with Michigan, VA Tech, Okla St, Iowa? When any of these power programs decide they want to go after something, they will swamp our boat every time. The money is signifi...

If anyone here was privy to the dollars that are involved for these elite 1-year grad students, you would blush. Lehigh doesn't swim in that pool. Offering a graduate program is a pipe dream for someone who is focused on winning a national title. They want a room where they can be challenged and yea...

One huge domino fell into place: Cardenas to Michigan.
Coach Bormet has a deft touch. Big pile of NIL cash and a track record. I would’ve much preferred anywhere but the Big 10.

McGonagle next up.

On this list, only Brock Delsignore fits where we need help. He would have 2 years left. From Shenendahowa HS near Albany (Pop's brother runs Journeyman) -- same hs as Austin Meys.

Over-all most of us consider this past year successful. Maybe not with regard to seeding positions but certainly based on preseason projections. If Stanich defers, he obviously won’t be ranked preseason. Crookham will be pre-season #1 Beard #4 Taylor#5 The rest are not relevant to rankings. Not that...

Lopes to 125 may not be as brutal as you think. Not all high school kids pull a lot of weight. Vito wrestled 138 as a senior in 2017.

You just described it. The Collective collects the funds, but the head coach has the final say how they are targeted. Hazy at best, but that's the way it is. The school's athletic dept doesn't do the collecting. One coach I know says his Collective raised $500K and that "he" intended to sp...